This: Hit Comedy Explores the Choppy Waters of Middle Age

Jane is not OK. She's a poet without a muse, and a single mom trying to get back on track after losing her husband. In This, the off-Broadway comedy written by Melissa James Gibson, Jane's friends try to help reignite her life but only wind up making things more complicated. On top of that, a handsome French doctor offers temptation and perspective. An "un-romantic" comedy with music, This is a sharp, wry portrait of a group of friends that The New York Times says is "like a sad-sweet pop song whose chorus you can't shake."